Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 143:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 143:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 143:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to David, this verse means he is reaching out to God because his heart longs for God’s love and help, just like dry land longs for rain. It shows how much he needs God in his life.

Psalms 143:6: I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul [thirsteth] after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

Contradiction with Isaiah 31:1

While Psalms 143:6 depicts reliance on God like a thirsty land, Isaiah 31:1 warns against seeking help from earthly sources instead of looking to the Lord.

Isaiah 31:1: Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because [they are] many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!

Contradiction with Jeremiah 2:13

Psalms 143:6 speaks of thirsting for God, whereas Jeremiah 2:13 describes people forsaking God, the fountain of living waters, for broken cisterns.

Jeremiah 2:13: For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, [and] hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

Contradiction with Proverbs 27:7

While Psalms 143:6 expresses a deep yearning, Proverbs 27:7 suggests that the satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb, highlighting differing states of soul satisfaction.

Proverbs 27:7: The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. [loatheth: Heb. treadeth under foot]

Contradiction with Revelation 3:17

Psalms 143:6 expresses need and reliance on God, contrasted by Revelation 3:17, where people claim self-sufficiency, not realizing their spiritual poverty.

Revelation 3:17: Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

Contradiction with Amos 8:11

Psalms 143:6 discusses longing for God, whereas Amos 8:11 foretells a famine of hearing God's words, indicating an absence rather than fulfillment of thirst for divine direction.

Amos 8:11: Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
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